(Steven)
He dialed Connie's home phone number. It rang three times. He got worried but then someone picked it up.
"Hello, this is Steven Universe, is Connie able to go save the gems in space with my dad and I?"
"Umm, Just a minute I'll ask- wait! Steven? I thought you were dead!",It sounded like it was Connie's father.
"Um, no I just got back."
"wow. I'll go ask my wife to see what she thinks I'm going to have to put you on hold for a minute."
Steven waited a whole three minutes while they had an argument. Steven couldn't make out most of it. It was mostly yelling. Then someone picked up the phone.
"Steven!? is that you!", It was Connie.
"Connie! I missed you so much!"
"I missed you too! where on earth were you! I was so worried about you. My parents wouldn't let me train anymore and then they wouldn't let me over to see the gems! What happened!"
"well, make a long story short I was kidnapped into outer space but I made friends and escaped. I just got back and now the gems are gone. I know where they are. They are on homeworld. I was actually wondering if you wanted to help me get them back?"
"of course I will! I'll be there soon. I'll call you when I get my parents on board. It will take some convincing but I'm sure I can do it. I will be as quick as I can. Bye!"
The phone line ended. He jumped up in the air. He was so excited to hear Connie's voice again. He missed her as much as he missed his own father. Connie was one of the things that kept him happy in his cell. He would just think of their reunion and hugging her. He missed her smell. She always smelled like strawberries. She claims it's her shampoo but Steven thinks it's just her natural smell. He loved her. She didn't know that, at least he thinks she doesn't. but after that confrontation in roses room he can't be sure what she heard.They weren't ready for that kind of thing yet but he definitely loved her. Someday, Steven hopes to marry her and raise a family and grow old with her. He wanted them to be jam buds again.
His dad was watching him, smiling. Steven smiled back at him and then gave him a hug.
"What did she say?", his father asked.
"She is going to try to convince her parents to let her go. She said she would call back in a minute."
"okay. I missed you so much buddy."
"I missed you too dad"
The phone started vibrating in his hand. He let go of his dad and looked at him. Steven then turned around and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Steven! I'm on my way I'll have to take the bus so it might take a while. I might be ten minutes. See you soon!"
she hung up.
"Connie is on her way, dad"
"cool! I thought you were in a hurry though. At first I had to beg you to take a shower and now your waiting for Connie? Yeesh."
"Haha I know dad but Connie is important to me. She deserves for us to wait."
"How important is she to you son?"
"Daaad!"
"what! it's just I thought you were in a hurry and now we're waiting for your girl-" Greg cut off what he was saying.
"Dad, she is not my girlfriend! she is just my best girl, friend. With a space."
"Don't pretend like I don't see you blush when ever she holds your hand though ,son."
"fine. Maybe I like her but it's not like that. We are happy as friends."
"It better be. Your too young to have that kind of relationship yet"
"Let's just get everything together in the pod."
Steven rolled his eyes and walked passed his father. He didn't like that conversation but he was just glad to have his dad back. You don't have talks like that on homeworld. Speaking of homeworld he forgot to ask his dad how long he was gone. He stopped and turned to his father.
"Dad, how long was I gone?"
Greg sighed as if he didn't want to bring this up in his mind. As if he was avoiding that question himself.
"Well, you were gone about nine months and two weeks I think. I haven't been keeping track that much the last couple of days."
"That is a long time. I'm sorry dad"
"For what, it's not like you chose to be gone."
"I know but still, I'm sorry I wish I could've gotten away sooner."
"aw bud, I'm just glad you made it back. It makes me think if we should even be doing this."
"we need to dad"
"Okay"
Connie interrupted them by yelling Steven in the distance while running up to them.
"STEVEN!", she tackled him in a hug and they landed on the sand while laughing.
She hugged him and then they had a small chat about how she convinced her parents to let her go.then they got on the pod and took off into the atmosphere. They had Citrine fly the ship of course. Citrine,Turquoise, Greg, Steven and Connie were all going to homeworld to save the gems.